The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-03-04

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about $500 or more, leaving the
land in good plight tor cultivation,
stock, etc. The shipments OF these
products from the port of Pasca-
gOula last year were coal, turpen-
tine aud rOsin.
AGRICULTURE.
With the use Of reasonable
quantity of homemade or CONNER
cial fertilizer our soil will readily
produce Indian corn, Havana TO-
baceo, sugarcane, sea island cotton,
rice, oats, broom corn, etc, in pay
ing quantities, besides what we
have mentioned under the head of
gardening. and horticulture.
FISH AND OYSTERS.
The Mexican Gulf bivalve has no
superior for size and flavor, and
nowhere does lie find more con.
genial rendezvous than along our
shores, in our lakes, bayous, bays
aud arms of The sea. A short dis.
tance out in the bay are natural
oyster reefs, where they multiply so
rapidly that, by proper culling, they
are inexhaustable. Here they are
to be had for the taking. In the
numerous lakes, bayous, etc, where
the tide Gibbs and flows they do
exceedingly we'll, multiply and grow
TO an enormous size without any
expense or trouble, except the first
planting, which amounts to very
little. Last year the Legislature of
this State passed an act giving
persons of the three Coast counties
owning property fronting on the
Gnll of Mexico or Mississippi Sound.
bays or bayouS, right to plant oys-
terS in the waters fronting their
lands; TO own the same and their
increase, and protecting the owners
rights therein from trcspass by
severe penalty. After planting, by
iudiciouS use, they will increase at
the ra,e of about 500 per cent. per
annum, They are worth from 90
cents to $1.00 per barrel in the
shell, or from % to 80 cents per 100
opened, in the home market. From
this every man eau make his own
calculation. If he doesn't fud Que
acre of water worth fifty acres OF
the best land he IS IA poor mathe
matician.
The Gulf abOunds with the most
popular species of salt water fish,
such as cayaIia, red snapper, speckle
bine, pOmpano, Spanish mackeral,
blue fish, ocean trout, white aud
speckled mullet, silver fish, etc; in
our rivers, lakes and bayous are
caught with ease and facility the
green trout, founder, sheep head,
croaker, sturgeon, bass, rock fish,
including crabs aud shrimp in i'm
mense quantities easily captured. !
is good for the entire year, |
never interferred with by winter
freeze or summer heat.
TO SUM UP.
We may say, as to climate, the
thermometer never reaches above
80 in summer, or below 800 in
winter, the extremes of variation
,eing only about 600 apart. Work
S never stopped by cold or beat,
which renders labor diversified and
asy. Hence, we offer grand IN.
ucements to the worker of the
rigid North who labors OH double ]
uty through the extreme heat of
ummer only TO exhaust his entire
torres during winters blockade.
'ature bas bountilully lavished
ere the means whereby to easily [
rocure the grand trio health,
Tealth and comfort.
These conditions of climate, health
nd resources obtain All along the T,
iult Coast from Mobile, Alabama, I
throughout the three Mississippi
cast counties, jackson, Harrison J
nd Hancock. Harrison and Han
Dck have also some beautiful aud o
ttractive towns fast growing into D.
as simmer and winter l
esOrts, their boarding hOnSes being :
rowded duringt summer months. !,
acksOn county is, however, ahead o
them in the matter of industrial u
rogress, the PascagOula river run
ing through her centre, affOrling
nple transportation to an excel I
Mt port or natural harbOr, and !,
le Louisville aud Nashville Rail- :
'ad at the mouth, gives her an I,
Vantage for industrial pursuits. y
In view Of these superior induce 7
eats possessed by the Cult Coast, !. !.
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